<p>Early Action or regular decision? Boston college is my #1 choice but I’m unsure whether to apply early or regular because I know early action could have a more competitive pool of applicants and I’m definitely not one of the best. Am I better off regular decision?</p>
<p>Here are my stats, thanks in advance for any comments or advice!</p>
<p>I’m a white male from NY at a large public high school.</p>
<p>UW GPA: 3.8
W GPA: 4.2
Rank: 47/860 (roughly top 6%)
ACT: 33
APs: US History-3, English lang-3</p>
<p>Rigorous Senior Schedule:
AP Chem
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
AP Computer Science
AP Spanish</p>
<p>Average ECs:
2 yrs Varsity spring track/winter track
Operation Donation Club
Volunteer at local food pantries, community soccer club, soccer tryouts, concession stand the past 3 years.
Worked 2 summers at my dad’s office.
A few school awards regarding my grades/attendance.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be afraid of applying EA in your case. Your GPA, class rank, and ACT score make you a very competitive candidate. I assume that you have excellent recommendations and have put a lot of effort into you essay. If that’s the case, the only thing working against you is demographics: there are lots of white males from NY applying to BC. </p>
<p>Dear NYJ3TSFAN : Your academic numbers are fine, but I am looking for the additional color in your application that shows what you will be able to add to the campus fabric at Boston College which would make your application an automatic success story inside the review process. </p>
<p>For example, are there any music or arts events in which you have been involved (instrument, vocals, acting, painting)? How about saying more about any leadership positions that might indicate a deep involvement and commitment that might translate to the BC community? Perhaps a view on how you have helped shape your community with your volunteerism?</p>
<p>After Massachusetts itself, New York is the second most heavily represented state at Boston College. Hence, at the EA round, there needs to be slightly more than just a 6% ranking and 33 ACT score … these may well be enough, but I am trying to open your mind to some other ideas that might help put your application over the top.</p>
<p>Good luck. Remember that according to my earlier post this evening, about 20% of deferred EA applicants are accepted in the RD round - hence, be sure to paint the full picture about your background in your application and essay.</p>
<p>thanks for the info guys.
If i applied EA, do you think i would more likely get flat out denied or do i have a good chance of at least getting deferred?</p>
<p>scott gives great advice. Your ACT score is excellent, and top 6% is good too;, but AP scores not-so-much. Working in dad’s office is not-of-much value either. Thus, your essays will really need to sell and close the deal. If you can crank them out in two weeks go for EA; otherwise, take the time to contemplate how you will help shape BC’s community and apply RD.</p>
<p>Just so-so essays would probably result in a deferral and would require follow-up essays, so why not send the ‘follow-up’ essays in the first place?</p>
<p>3.8 UW, 33ACT & Top 6% Rank tells me that, barring some unmentioned problem (convicted felon or NY Jets fan for example), the worst case scenario I can imagine is that you’d be deferred. Conversely, if you have some of the “others” that scottj mentions to fill out your resume then I think you would have a good a shot at acceptance.</p>
<p>im not exactly sure what you mean by the follow up essays.</p>
<p>and @vinceh, what is “(convicted felon or NY Jets fan for example)” supposed to mean? lol are you dissing the jets?!
anyways thanks for the input guys</p>
<p>Just as if you are Wait Listed, if you are deferred from the Early to the RD pool it’s your chance to send additional “stuff”. In addition to senior grades, it’s usually valuable to send a supplemental essay, a ‘Why College?’ essay, to explain better why they should pick you the second time around…</p>
<p>i went to bc on tuesday and the admissions officer said that 30% of EA applicants are accepted, 50% are deferred, and 20% are rejected. he then said if you are in the range of being accepted or deffered, then just apply EA because there is no risk of not getting in or at least deffered to regular decision</p>
<p>thank u georgie! ive been trying to find statistics like those everywhere but i couldnt find themm. 1/5 shot of being at worst, rejected, is kinda good.</p>
<p>Boston College tends to reject people who make up statistics and stories to torment high school students on the internet. Shame on you, georgie33.</p>
<p>Dear porntube : Let me offer two data points from the web site to which you have pointed us.</p>
<p>Financial Information
Full-Time Tuition:
$31,438</p>
<p>Room and Board:
$10,845</p>
<p>As someone with two students currently attending Boston College and not receiving a dime of financial aid, I can tell you hand over heart that this data is at least five years old and the tuition fee is likely closer to ten years or more back. The statistics on this web site are highly dated despite the copyright citing 2010. </p>
<p>You should be more discriminating on accepting and validating your sources. You should also demonstrate a modicum of discretion in your selection of a log-on handle for your first post to the College Confidential community.</p>
<p>fwiw: the college newspapers are great sources of early admission ‘data’, but the numbers are approximate. Assuming that BC admitted 2,000 of the 5,800, (which is only an assumption since the article specifically does not say), the EA acceptance rate was ~34% last year.</p>